Kenty's CTE Warning, Sam Walker's Roosters Standoff & Cleary Theory | Kenty Prime Time
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What is Kenty’s warning about CTE and player safety?
And he said, Oh, Kenny, he said, mate, I'll go and see him. He said, Some days he knows who I am. He said, other days he doesn't. Mario Fenneck and George Piggins sat in the nursing home and watched Origin together and didn't know each other. Now Mario was George's captain when George was coach. G'day and welcome to Kenty Primetime. Uh, we're here today with the great Paul Kent. What? And the great Paul Crawley. And today, as per every uh Friday, we talk a little bit more in depth about uh everything that's going on in rugby league. And one of the big stories out of uh the Roosters this week has been the discussion with Sam Walker, him rejecting the offer from the Roosters, uh, and a bit of conjecture about what should happen there, boy.
Boys, let's start off with the Sam Walker debate. Crawls. Where do you see this? Because There's the fans' view, there's the player's view, there's the club's view.
Sam Walker is off contract. He's allowed to talk to clubs on November one. He's well within his rights, as is any player that's coming off contract to do what he's done. Um I don't think There'd be too many rival clubs out there. shedding too many tears for the Roosters, given some of the stars they've been able to squeeze into their salary cap over the years from from rival clubs. But in this situation, you know, all the clubs are up against it now with the P and G coming into the competition and and I think it's a I think it is a no ball offer. Like if if the re reports are accurate, five million dollars for four years, which equates to, you know, an average of one point two five million a year. And when you look at Nathan Cleary, he's different, right?
But he's on one point five. Mitchell Moses is on one point five at Parramatta, thirty two years of age next month. And Dylan Brown one point three. Dylan Brown one point three. There's other players out there that are on pretty big money. And when you look at the Hines is on a million bucks. And when you look at the fact that the salary cap will go up, and yes, this has ratchet clauses in it, but I think it's still probably below what he's worth.
Yeah, the th the key is to look at what is what the not what the first year's gonna pay, but what the last year's gonna pay. And I think that's the concern for the Walker camp is Now I'm not sure whether the five year deal tabled includes next season, because he's still he's already under contract next season at the Roosters. So I I'm not sure whether it includes an upgrade for that season and then four more years or whether it's five years on the back of it. But either way, when that fifth year rolls around, whether it's five years now or technically six years from now, 1.25, I I believe will be almost standard fare for your halfback in every club. And for a guy who's an origin player already, who's twenty-four, let's remember what the other halves are in the competition.
They're all they're all Mitch Moses is in his thirties. Nathan Cleary's approaching thirty. They're all getting to that stage where they are
Why did Sam Walker reject the Roosters’ contract offer?
you would argue at the peak of their powers now. All the great judges say that the the good half backs don't reach their full maturity until about twenty seven, twenty-eight. Now that's when Sam Walker's going to be coming into the premium years of his contract. But according to those op those figures, he won't be earning the premium dollars. So And
he's already in origin now, mate.
Yeah, well that's right. And so yeah, and so the the ex what I'm saying is the expectation if you follow the trajectory of just about every quality halfback that's played the game, is his best football is still three to four years away. Now if he's he's on what, nine hundred thousand million bucks roughly now, whatever it is. They're looking to upgrade him to keep him there, which is natural. So they've gone to one two five. Now that's that's a handy upgrade for next season. But the year after this, we've got a salary cap that's got to be readjusted. And we don't know where that's going to end up. Like the all the talk during the broadcast negotiations
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is Kenty’s warning about CTE and player safety?
0:00–2:57
2
Why did Sam Walker reject the Roosters’ contract offer?
2:57–8:00
3
Is the Roosters’ offer to Sam Walker considered a low‑ball?
8:00–14:01
4
Which clubs could realistically chase Sam Walker after the Roosters leak?
14:01–19:08
5
How are clubs managing cap space and player movement in 2024?
19:08–22:28
6
What impact could a PNG expansion have on Nathan Cleary and Sam Walker?
22:28–27:07
7
What are the latest developments in the CTE and concussion waiver debate?
27:07–31:18
8
How are the Dragons and Tigers finishing the season with pride?
31:18–1:04:32
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